To avoid Caesar’s fate, Augustus charmed the Senate and the people by pretending ... His vision and power had expanded the Roman Empire to become far more than a collection of countries.

After his victory at the battle of Actium, Augustus was a hero to the Roman people. But he knew that the Senate still viewed him with suspicion. Augustus was very aware of the bloody fate of his ...

However, before coming into power in 26 BC the Roman Senate gave him the name Augustus, meaning exalted one, and he reigned for 40 years before dying in 14 AD at the age of 75. His reported last ...

And although every inch a Roman, he wanted them to know ... After his death, Augustus was declared a god by the Senate, to be worshipped by the Romans. His titles Augustus and Caesar were adopted ...

The Senate, wary of Caesar’s increasing ... Caesar’s adopted son and heir – Octavian – becoming Augustus, the first Roman emperor.

And although every inch a Roman, he wanted them to know ... After his death, Augustus was declared a god by the Senate, to be worshipped by the Romans. His titles Augustus and Caesar were adopted ...